{"product_id":"the-new-education-scott-nearing-9781595582201","title":"The New Education: Progressive Education One Hundred Years Ago Today","description":"\u003cp\u003eBest known for his paean to self-sufficiency, \u003ci\u003eLiving the Good Life\u003c\/i\u003e, which became a bestseller that \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e called \"an underground bible for the city-weary,\" Scott Nearing was also a high-profile public advocate for education reform at the start of the Progressive era. Lamenting that public schools had failed to keep up with societal changes, Nearing traveled the country during the early decades of the twentieth century, documenting schools that had abandoned a traditional authoritarian stance in favor of child-centered practice. Now the vignettes, interviews, and speculations on school restructuring, curriculum development, and educational reform that he offered in \u003ci\u003eThe New Education\u003c\/i\u003e a century ago are relevant once again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott Nearing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1595582207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781595582201\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.45h x 5.86w x 0.86d","brand":"Scott Nearing","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48485637554431,"sku":"9781595582201","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_da947fc0-b410-4a10-bdf8-57c8c607222f.jpg?v=1778050555","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-new-education-scott-nearing-9781595582201","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}